Covers the design of ultrasound systems for medical imaging and therapy, including the physics of wave propagation, transducers, acoustic lenses, pulse-echo imaging and cavitation dynamics, with an emphasis on current topics in biomedical ultrasound. The course will include lectures on theory, practice and special topics; a laboratory on wave propagation; oral presentations on current literature; and a design project. Same as MCEN 5127. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MCEN 3021 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (juniors/seniors).
